Default Post Date and Time
Set the default date and time when you create a new post.
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·70 active installs·Updated 2 years agoAs of April 2026, Default Post Date and Time is a WordPress admin plugin with 70 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Loginizer.
5/51 reviews
70active installs
3.3K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
When you create a new post in WordPress, the publish date is set to ‘immediately’, this plugin allows you more control over this behaviour and set a date or time of your choosing.
For example, you can choose to have new posts scheduled for:
- first Tuesday of next month at 5:30pm
- next Monday at 09:00
- Friday at 19:30
Any format that PHP’s (strtotime)[http://php.net/manual/en/datetime.formats.php] function can understand can be used.
Settings are on a per user basis, just go to your profile page!
This code is released under the GPL v2, see license.txt for details.
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.8+ requiredTested up to 6.4.8 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.3.1
- Release date: October 5, 2015
- Added load_plugin_textdomain() call
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